South Carolina quarterback Air Noland plans to enter the transfer portal, On3’s Pete Nakos reports.

Noland has spent one season apiece at two programs, as he redshirted at Ohio State, as part of a team for the Buckeyes that won the national title in the College Football Playoff, before coming to South Carolina. He then made his first career appearances this past fall as a backup for the Gamecocks.

After not playing while in Columbus, Noland appeared off the sideline in two non-conference wins, one early in the year and one late, this season in Columbia. He came off the sideline in wins over South Carolina State in September and Coastal Carolina in November, as he is 2-3 (66.7%) for 13 yards while also having a rush for four yards.

A native of College Park, Georgia, Noland played his high school football at Langston Hughes in Fairburn. He ranked as a Top-60 overall recruit there and as a four-star prospect in the 2024 recruiting cycle. He also rated as the No. 5 QB in the class and as a Top-10 player out of the state of Georgia. That’s according to Rivals’ Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies. He’d then arrive as one of the top signees for the Buckeyes in what was the No. 4 class in the country per Rivals’ Industry Team Recruiting Rankings.

However, Noland has yet to be able to win a starting job to this point early in his career. He wasn’t expected to start last year at Ohio State, behind names like Will Howard, Devin Brown, Julian Sayin, and Lincoln Kienholz, as well as the eventual arrival the next offseason of Tavien St. Clair. However, after a year of backing up LaNorris Sellers, Noland likely expected to take the job for the Gamecocks as early as next fall, but Sellers is now anticipated to stay for another season at South Carolina rather than entering his name into the 2026 NFL Draft.

Noland has yet to get a real opportunity through two seasons at two programs in his collegiate career. He’ll now be looking for that in his third team in as many years, being a redshirt sophomore there with three years of eligibility remaining wherever he ends up next, once his name is officially in come the opening of the portal’s two-week window on January 2nd.

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